Geology Exam #2Hydrologic Cycle and River Systems-Chapter 2, 16, and 17•Know distribution of water•Hydrologic Cycle- movement of water through earth’s reservoirsoEvaporation- heat from the sun takes water in liquid and changes it to gasoPrecipitation- condensed water vapor goes back to earthoRunoff- excess water on land flowing downhill or precipitates over oceansoGroundwater- water that percolates or infiltrates far enough into the groundoTranspiration- precipitation and soil moisture that is taken up through plants•Drainage Basin (watershed)- any water that falls within basins will be drained by rivers/streams in that basin•Drainage Divides- area with higher elevation that separates drainage basins•Five patterns of river drainageoDendritic- rock resist to erosion and forms treelike patternsoRectangular-oTrellis- rivers flow along valley’s in folded rocksoRadial- rivers flow from certain upliftoDistributary-•

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